Derailed (2002)

On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board!

Director:

Bob Misiorowski

Writers:

Boaz Davidson (story), Jace Anderson (screenplay),

Stars:

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Tomas Arana, Laura Harring

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jacques Kristoff
Tomas Arana	...	Mason Cole
Laura Harring	...	Galina Konstantin (as Laura Elena Harring)
Susan Gibney	...	Madeline Kristoff
Lucy Jenner	...	Natasha
Jessica Bowman	...	Bailey Kristoff
Kristopher Van Varenberg	...	Ethan Kristoff
John Bishop	...	Bob Sterling
Binky van Bilderbeek	...	Angus Riley (as Bernard van Bilderbeek)
Dayton Callie	...	Lars
Simona Williams	...	Catherine (as Simona Levin)
Sandra Vidal	...	Cynthia
Stefanos Miltsakakis	...	Stavros
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Henry
George Stanchev	...	William

Storyline

On an out of control train holding hostages and high-tech bio-weapons agent Kristoff (Van Damme) becomes a one man army to derail the terrorists and save the lives of everyone on board!

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Plot Keywords:

train | birthday | virus | one man army | army | 

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Taglines:

A deadly Virus... Only one way to stop it!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence and language

Details

Country:

Aruba USA

Language:

English German

Release Date:

5 November 2002 (Russia)

Also Known As:

Death Train

Filming Locations:

Bolshevik, Bulgaria

Box Office

Budget:

$18,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, 777 Films Corporation, Halt Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jean-Claude Van Damme broke a hand while getting knocked down by a stuntman on the set in the final fight scene.

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Goofs

In one scene there's a sign stating that the train is crossing the border from Germany to Slovakia. Problem is, the German on the sign is not correct. It says "Achtung, Sie übergehen die Grenze Slowakei", which literally translates to "Caution, you are crossing the border Slovakia". Instead it should read "Achtung, Sie überqueren die Grenze zur Slowakei". Furthermore, the word "übergehen" is indeed a German word, but would not be used in this context.

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Connections

Referenced in The Holiday (2006)

User Reviews

Poorly done, no real merit

As others have commented, this is a blatant rip-off of THE CASSANDRA CROSSING (including a bridge climax!), as well as UNDER SIEGE 2. So there is nothing new here, to say the least. In fact, there's a lot that could be considered "old", such as cheesy modelwork and remarkably unexciting chase sequences. The "new" style effects (computer graphics) look equally as bad.

As for the martial arts, they are pretty uninspired for the most part (a lot of simple punches and relatively simple kicks), and are *very* badly directed, with the action in-your-face with the camera jiggling around to boot. These sequences aren't the only ones that don't make much sense in the movie. There are several jumps in the narrative that are jarring, and a few times where characters seem to die and soon afterwards come back to life.

How much lower will Van Damme go?